British Larks, New Naturalist, collins (24 results)

Condition: Very good. 320, 4 col plates, +200 b/w photos and drawings. . PB. Edges of textblock spotted. Vg. From the library of Trevor James (1947-2020), Hertfordshire naturalist and coleopterist, with his bookplate. . [9780002198707].

8vo. Nr. fine softback.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First edition. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition. New Naturalist Series No. 78. Cardwrap edition. B/w diagrams and photos. 320 pages. Very light creasing to corners. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London, Harper Collins Publishers, 1992. Octavo, 320 pages with over 200 illustrations plus 4 pages of colour plates. Cloth; unobtrusive production flaw to the front cover; otherwise a fine copy with the excellent dustwrapper very slightly creased at the top edge of the rear panel. Number 78 in the New Naturalist Library.

pp.320. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw., showing just a hint of sunning to spine. Not price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1992, 1st edition, fine in fine unprice-clipped dust jacket, only very sight fade to spine.

Condition: Very good. 320, 4 col plates, over 200 b/w figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. green buckram; top-edge very faintly spotted. Fine in d/w (spine a little faded as usual; not price-clipped). First edition. Jacket design by Robert Gillmor. Scarce.Bernhard & Loe, NN78A. [9780002198714].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Arlott, Norman (illustrator). First Edition. Pp. 320, 4 colour plates and over 200 black and white photographs and drawings. Dust jacket bright and fresh with a hint of fading to the spine (please see accompanying image/s), not price clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Green Buckram boards fine with bright gilt to spine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, with no other markings or inscriptions. A fine tight copy in a near fine bright dust jacket. [Collecting the New Naturalists NN78A] Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. A fine, tight, clean copy in fine dustwrapper which has only the tiniest amount of fading to the spine and very slight creasing. A very nice copy indeed. This is one of a number of these titles that we currently have in stock, all in excellent condition. Please view our other listings.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. pp.320. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., almost imperceptibly faded on spine.

8vo. Fine hardback in dw., almost imperceptibly faded on spine, o/w. in fine condition. Not price clipped.

First edition, 1992. The book has the bookplate of Eric Hosking to the front pastedown (bird photographer and photographic editor of the New Naturalist library 1943 - 91). The bookplate was posthumously imposed by David Hosking, son and professional collaborator of Eric Hosking. Hardback. 320pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The aim of this book is to review the British larks, pipits and wagtails. There are three broad introductory chapters on their emergence and range and on the chief characteristics of the genera. Single chapters are devoted to eleven separate species, while two cover the rarer migrants or vagrants on the British list. The final two chapters deal with the movements of the major species and the author's personal view of the current and future status of these birds in Britain. The book is in the classic mould of New Naturalist volumes, giving a comprehensive description of the biology of an important part of Britain's birdlife. Jacket design by Robert Gillmor. Book in fine condition. Dust jacket near fine and unclipped. Minor creasing around extremities of spine. A little colour fade to spine. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 1st 1992. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. New Naturalist No. 78. Four colour plates and over 200 b/w photos and drawings. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a vertical crease to spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!.

First edition, 1992. Hardback. 320pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The aim of this book is to review the British larks, pipits and wagtails. There are three broad introductory chapters on their emergence and range and on the chief characteristics of the genera. Single chapters are devoted to eleven separate species, while two cover the rarer migrants or vagrants on the British list. The final two chapters deal with the movements of the major species and the author's personal view of the current and future status of these birds in Britain. The book is in the classic mould of New Naturalist volumes, giving a comprehensive description of the biology of an important part of Britain's birdlife. Jacket design by Robert Gillmor. Book in fine condition and with an unread feel. Dust jacket fine and unclipped with just a little light creasing to the upper edges. Both book and jacket are very clean and bright. Book.

First edition, 1992. Hardback. 320pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The aim of this book is to review the British larks, pipits and wagtails. There are three broad introductory chapters on their emergence and range and on the chief characteristics of the genera. Single chapters are devoted to eleven separate species, while two cover the rarer migrants or vagrants on the British list. The final two chapters deal with the movements of the major species and the author's personal view of the current and future status of these birds in Britain. The book is in the classic mould of New Naturalist volumes, giving a comprehensive description of the biology of an important part of Britain's birdlife. Jacket design by Robert Gillmor. Book as new and with an unread feel. Dust jacket fine and unclipped with only the very slightest creasing to the upper edges. Both book and jacket are very clean and bright. Book.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. The feintest hint of fading to the spine of dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. Not price clipped. 0.0.

Hb In Dw 320pp Illustrations , Plates Maps Etc SCARCE 1st Edition Hardback Only 1600 Printed A FINE Copy In FINE Unpriceclipped Protected Dw (New Naturalist No 78).

Condition: Very Good. , col+b/w illus. . HB. 14 vols, 8vo, orig. publisher's green buckram. Minor spotting to top edges. The final index page of No. 81: Ladybirds, is pasted to the rear endpaper (there is no final blank endpaper), but all text is visible (presumably a production error). Very good set in orig. d/w's (not price-clipped; all spines with some fading). A set of the New Naturalist 'Golden 14' - All first editions, published in short print runs - the rarest titles in the series. 70: The Natural History of Orkney (1985) by R.J. Berry, and 71: British Warblers (1985) by E. Simms, both the scarce first issues; 72: Heathland (1986) by N. Webb, with "Collins" printed at foot of d/w spine. ' the genuine first edition [ ] with "Collins" printed to the spine is a rare thing: the print-order was for just one thousand copies, but in the event only 880 copies were delivered, making the first edition of Heathlands the third rarest New Naturalist'; 73: The New Forest (1986) by C.R. Tubbs, ('Collins' to spine, priced £22.50) - only 650 copies printed; 74: Ferns (1988) by C.N. Page; 75: Freshwater Fishes of the British Isles (1992) by P.S. Maitland & R.N. Campbell.; 76: The Hebrides (1990) by J.M. Boyd & I.L. Boyd; 77: The Soil (1992) by B. Davis; N. Walker; D. Ball; A. Fitter; 78: British Larks, Pipits & Wagtails (1992) by E. Simms; 79: Caves and Cave Life (1993) by P. Chapman; 80: Wild and Garden Plants (1993) by M. Walters; 81: Ladybirds (1994) by M.E.N. Majerus; 82: The New Naturalist (1995) by P. Marren, complete with the '50 years' sticker to front panel; 83: The Natural History of Pollination (1996) by M. Proctor, P. Yeo & A. Lack, first issue (with £30 price to d/w flap).Bernhard & Loe, NN70A-NN83A.